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Traverse County

Table of goal data by year
Year 100/20 Mbps 1 Gbps
2025 #45 – 87.4% #17 – 87.4%
2024 #35 – 89.81%
2023 #52 – 80%
2022 #70 – 67.5%
2021 #80 – 50.97%
2020 #79 – 50.97%
2019 #71 – 49.39%
2018 #56 – 45.62%
2017 #50 – 45.37%
Coverage map graphic

Red dots represent unserved locations.

Traverse County: a nice increase this year

Traverse County’s broadband coverage dipped slightly this month, although that was probably a map correction.  They aren’t in line for any BEAD funding. Therefore, I have bumped them from Green to Yellow status.

At the time of writing, the MN BEAD final proposal has not been approved, but the current proposal would mean coverage for 0 locations in Traverse County.

There is still Line Extension funding yet to be distributed, which helps connect handfuls of  houses just beyond existing infrastructure. (Traverse has not benefitted from earlier Line Extension awards. So that seems like a strategy worth considering.)

Statewide, there have been changes with local and national broadband providers, which also leads to uncertainty.

Household Density

2.8

Number of Providers

12

As of 2025 · Source: MN DEED

Households with Device Access

A Device 84.7% 95.5%
statewide
Desktop or Laptop 73.3% 83.2%
statewide
Smartphone 63.6% 90.1%
statewide
Tablet 52.8% 65.8%
statewide
Other 4.3% 2.3%
statewide

Has Worked with Blandin Foundation

Yes

Has Received MN Grant(s)

Yes

2022 – Runestone Telephone Association – Herman-Dumont – GRANT $2,493,637

Government Districts

U.S. Congress: CD 7

MN Senate: 09

MN House: 09A

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